Chapter 45: The Contest Is Invisible

Seeing the six-year-old Guanyin, she is about to talk about marriage.

Is this too early age?

In fact, in those days, it was very common for men and women to get engaged at what age.

As the saying goes: life is seventy, and it is rare in ancient times.

The lifespan of ordinary people is only forty or fifty years old.

Who walks around the world and doesn't want to see their children and grandchildren when they leave?

I have a limited lifespan and I want to hold my grandchildren.

Therefore, it has become a custom for children to marry at an early age.

The common age at which girls marry is between the ages of 13 and 16.

The common age at which a boy marries is between 15 and 18 years old.

In anxious families, children may marry earlier.

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In the long river of history, countless people who have gone down in history have been amazed since they were in their twenties.

It's no wonder, because in his twenties, he was in the prime of his life at that time.

If you miss this age, you may be doomed to spend your life in vain.

Consideration of the problem should be based on different historical circumstances.

Looking at what happened a thousand years ago, everything that might be seen is unreasonable.

Therefore, at what age the children were engaged at that time, there was no fuss.

People are psychologically precocious and there is no fuss.

If you get married too early, you have to assume the responsibilities of the family and the clan too early, and you also have to think about the family and family affairs too early.

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Talking about Guanyin's marriage, Gao Qiuniang also thought of the marriages of other children in the family.

She said to Changsun Sheng: "There are a few things I want to discuss with my husband. You're away from home a lot, so you should pay more attention to your children's affairs. ”

"Da Lang is gone, and it is really not easy for Zhen Niangzi to take her three children. Ah Hong is over 15 years old, and he has been engaged last year, and he will consider getting married in the next few years. ”

"Prajna, Nara, and Kasaba were also married. In terms of age, the three of them have been married in the past few years. ”

"Wuji is thirteen this year, although he is not in a hurry to get engaged, do you also have to inquire, which family has a woman of equal age and talent?"

The eldest grandson Sheng said with a smile: "Prajna, Nara, and Kaye are married, and their parents are free to make their own decisions. I can just catch up for a happy drink. ”

"Mowgli's engagement, you can ask someone to inquire. How can we, the men, stir our lips and tongues and go around asking about the strengths and weaknesses of other people's children? ”

Gao Qiuniang thought about it, the shortest of the parents is indeed the best woman, pursed her lips and smiled: "I can ask someone to inquire, but in the end, whether it is successful or not, you have to make a decision." ”

"There is another thing, Wuji is old, and it is inconvenient to live in the inner courtyard. I think I'll let him move to the Garden Xiushui Pavilion to live, where he can study and practice martial arts, and he won't disturb others. ”

Changsun Sheng felt that his wife was reasonable, so he said, "In the next few days, arrange for someone to clean up there." Let Ah Hong, Ah Zhan, and Ah Yan move in together. ”

"The children are getting older one by one, and it is only a matter of a few years to get married. I thought that before Ah Hong got married, I would build a few more courtyards on the west side of the courtyard of Da Lang and Erlang for the children to get married. ”

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According to the law of the Sui Dynasty, when the parents were alive, the son could not propose to divide the family.

Changfang, Zhen's widowhood, the two sons died because of their father's eldest grandson, and they were ordered by the emperor.

The second room, the eldest grandson Wuyi's official residence is five products.

It is said that both the long house and the second room can be set up as separate mansions.

But now, Changsun Sheng is in good health, and the two rooms can't be separated, so everyone can only live together.

Since there is no separation of families, when the children are older, they have to buy additional houses.

Gao Qiuniang heard Changsun Sheng say that she wanted to build a new house, so she said: "It is necessary to buy a house, but there is no hurry. ”

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In the next few days, Gao Qiuniang arranged for someone to clean up Xiushui Pavilion.

The children each took a servant and two maids and happily moved in.

The eldest grandson Zhan and the eldest grandson are gradually more like birds that have just come out of the cage, and they feel that they have entered the world of freedom.

Xiushui Pavilion is located in the east of Chengxin Lake in the garden, surrounded by green bamboo, and was originally a three-entry courtyard for entertaining foreign guests.

In the middle of the courtyard is two gates, connected to the backyard, and there are three halls on each side. The three rooms on the east side serve as meeting places for four people. Sitting in the room and living in the house, the clerks, the male and female stewards, and the attendants.

There are three main rooms in the second courtyard, two rooms in the east and west ear rooms, and three rooms in the east and west wings. The eldest grandson Wuji lives in the main room, the eldest grandson Hong lives in the east chamber, the eldest grandson Zhan and the eldest grandson gradually live in the west chamber, and the maidservants live in the back cover room.

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The children moved out of the inner courtyard, Gao Qiuniang was still very worried, after all, they were all children, and they were afraid that something would happen.

The four children and several maidservants are all in their teens, and they are in the time of ignorance of personnel, and they are not sure which spring heart will sprout and give birth to a child, and it is really a shame to spread it, and this thing has to be guarded against.

Therefore, in Xiushui Pavilion, Gao Qiuniang has extremely strict requirements for the interaction between men and women.

Early this morning, Gao Qiuniang came to Xiushui Pavilion, asked Yuhan to set up a couch and a few cases in front of the living room, and invited all the domestic servants and maids who served here, and stood in the atrium to listen to her lectures and set rules.

Don't look at Gao Qiuniang, who is usually gentle and dignified, but when she becomes serious, she makes the servants and maids dare not force her to look.

Everyone listened to Gao Qiuniang's instructions, and one by one they lowered their heads, holding their breath, and they didn't dare to come out.

Gao Qiuniang emphasized the key point: "The maid is not allowed to go out of the backyard if there is nothing to do, and no one is allowed to enter the backyard by the clerk or male servant." If there are those who do not follow the rules, do ugly things, or seduce all Lang Jun to learn from bad people, they will be sold at least and beaten to death at worst. ”

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While arranging the children of Xiushui Pavilion, Changsun Chi also sent Li Yuan's reply to Changsun Sheng.

He said that the Dou family was happy to get acquainted with the two ladies, but Wugong was nearly 100 miles away from the capital, and it would take a few days to travel back to Beijing by car.

In addition, Dou thought that the capital was noisy and mixed.

I am afraid that if the two families do not avoid suspicion, it may attract gossip.

Li Yuan asked if he could arrange a quiet place to live and let the Dou family take a detour, so that he could not only hide people's eyes and ears, but also linger for a few more days.

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After receiving Li Yuan's reply, Gao Qiuniang was pleased.

As long as the Guogong Mansion does not underestimate the Mansion of General Changsun, the marriage between Guanyin and Li Shimin is a bit eyebrow-raising.

For the sake of prudence, Gao Qiuniang felt that she had to discuss all the details with Changsun Sheng.

She asked Yuhan to stand guard outside the door, and she and Changsun Sheng sat across the case, carefully considering every possibility that would appear.

Gao Qiuniang took out a walnut from the food box, "clicked" it with an iron clip, peeled off the shell, and stretched out her slender hand to hand the peach kernel to Changsun Sheng.

Unhurriedly said:

"It seems that the Guogong Mansion is really sincere in dealing with our family. Otherwise, with Dou's temperament, how could he condescend to the nobles, work tirelessly, and travel hundreds of miles to make an appointment? ”

Changsun Sheng took the nuts handed by his wife, and said while chewing: "It is true that the Guogong Mansion wants to have dealings with my family, and it can be seen from Li Yuan's visit a few days ago. ”

"But for what purpose, it's uncertain. It's probably because of the power of the eldest grandson's family, and the status of the eldest brother and me in the court. ”

Gao Qiuniang also peeled a walnut, ate it by herself, and said: "The concubine thinks that if she really plans to promote the marriage between Ah Wan and Shimin, Li Yuan and the Dou family need to really like Ah Wan, if it is only for the benefit of the family, it will hurt Ah Wan." ”

Changsun Sheng pondered: "The lady is right, I want to see if the Dou family has taken a fancy to our family or a maid." The twisted melon is not sweet, and it is harmful to barely match the two children together. ”

Gao Qiuniang looked at Changsun Sheng and said, "I'm just this one daughter, if something goes wrong, I won't follow it." ”

As he spoke, he handed another peach kernel to Changsun Sheng.

Changsun Sheng took the nuts and said: "Lady and sister-in-law, when you see the Dou family, just remember one thing and look more at her person, you must not mention the marriage of the two children first." ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "This measure, the concubine still knows." ”

Changsun Sheng was a little worried: "I heard that this Dou clan is lonely and arrogant, which makes it extremely difficult to approach. ”

Gao Qiuniang smiled: "These are all rumors, I don't know if they are true or not." The husband can rest assured that the concubine will never lose her identity in front of her. ”

Changsun Sheng looked at Gao Qiuniang, showed an intriguing smile, and said: "That's natural, Niangzi and Dou are the two talented women of my Great Sui Dynasty, and you are not inferior to her in any aspect." She is the daughter of Princess Da Zhou, and the lady is the niece of Emperor Daqi. Li Yuan is the fourth product of the dynasty, and your husband is the third product of the dynasty. Li Yuan is a relative of the emperor, and my eldest grandson Sheng is a close minister of the emperor. ”

said and smiled evilly, and said, "The lady still has to be more confident." ”

Gao Qiuniang said angrily: "I thought you were praising me, but it turned out that you were praising yourself as a treasure." ”

Changsun Sheng smiled and said, "Isn't the lady looking at me?" ”

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Changsun Sheng's words really strengthened Gao Qiuniang's confidence.

Gao Qiuniang has a gentle personality and is low-key.

Father Gao Li has always warned Gao Jian and Gao Qiuniang that they should be low-key, as descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty, if they are not careful, they may be killed.

Not to mention Changsun Sheng, Gao Qiuniang even forgot that she still had the identity of the Great Qi royal family.

When interacting with people, people with psychological advantages are often in a dominant position and can control the initiative in the development of things.

The psychological advantage often comes from oneself or the psychological cues of others.

Psychological suggestion can support a person's self-esteem and dignity, so that the inner temperament will also be exuded outward and invisible.

The eldest grandson Sheng was old in the accident and understood the truth, so before Gao Qiuniang saw Dou, he was cheering her up and cheering her up.

Let her maintain her confidence and reserve in front of the daughter of the eldest princess.

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Finally, the two discussed the meeting place.

The Mansion of General Changsun has several estates around Chang'an City.

There are individual courtyards in the eighteen miles west of the city, although it is close to martial arts, but the scale is too small, and it is a bit shabby.

Xinfeng Laozhuang in the east of the city is well built, but the distance is too far.

Only the Chengnan Manor is the most suitable, the distance is not far and not close, and the scale and shape of the manor do not seem stingy.

The two agreed to set the meeting place at Chengnan Manor.

Changsun Sheng said: "Since she doesn't want to come and go in Beijing, I think she will arrange it in the south of the city, which is not only quiet, but also spacious." The time is set for the end of March, the weather is neither hot nor cold, I will ask the eldest brother to call Li Yuan back tomorrow, and then let Xiao Changqing arrange it. ”